Interchange Information
On Your Imperial's Windshields

I've a friend who has a beautiful
'54 Imperial but his windshield has a small crack. he wants replace it so
do you know where he could find one which fits exactly .. I remember some
friends' windshields which wasn't very accurately made and broken when installed
(south American made ?). Second inquiry, is there an interchange with other
Mopar windshield? I believe it's a # 2958S reference (same on '53 /
54 Chrysler and DeSoto 4dr exc. limo but I'm not sure.

Replies:

From Arran:

The 1954 Imperials, Chryslers,
and DeSotos all used the same body design, the only difference was in the
wheelbases. If the numbers match the windshield should fit out of any of
those cars as long as it came out of an actual car and wasn't an after market
reproduction. Just for reference the original glass was called Solex glass
and had a slight green tint to it. So if you use a clear windshield, or
one with a different tint, it won't look right in its place.

From Bill:

You do not say which body style,
but there were three windshields used by DeSoto and Chrysler in 1953-54
:

W279 : (20"x60") :
Used on all club coupes, 4-door sedans, and 4-door wagons

W280 : (22"x60") :
Used on 8-passenger sedans and limousines

W281 : (22'x60") : Used
on all 2-door hardtops and convertibles

The Imperials used the same
bodies as the Windsors, New Yorkers, Powermasters and FireDomes. The extra
length of the Imperial was in the engine compartment (6") while the
6-passenger sedans had an additional 2" in the B-pillar.

Question from
Anthony (1956):

Does anyone know the part number
for the front glass of a 1956 Imperial.

Replies:

From Denis:

Don't know the number, but according
to the interchange manual, the 55 & 56 DeSoto, Chrysler & Imperials
use the same windshield.

From Bill:

The Chrysler part numbers for
1955-56 DeSoto, Chrysler and Imperial windshields are :

Clear - 1548 620 Solex - 1548
736

The DeSoto and Chrysler convertible
windshields are different, by the way.

If you are looking for glass
from an auto glass dealer, quote the NAGS number - W391.

Question from
Tracy (1960):

Does anyone know if a 1963 Imperial
windshield fits a 1960 Imperial LeBaron?

Replies:

From Dave:

The windshield & side glass
will interchange, not sure if the '63 & '60 LeBaron rear glass will
though. Something tells me that they are different.

From Bob:

It will fit. But will not have
correct curve in top section of windshield to be correct.

Question from
Steve (1963):

The '63 has some cracks over on
the lower left corner... not into the field of vision, but I'd like to start
keeping my eyes peeled. I'm guessing '61-'63 are the same, but need to know
for sure. What about other ChryCo cars?

Reply from
Wayne:

Windshields from 57-63 Imperials,
and 64-66 Imperial Convertibles, are all identical.

Closed car windshields from
64-66 Imperials will interchange with 57-63 Imperials, and 64-66 Imperial
Convertibles, - but will not be 100% correct.

The Imperial windshield from
57-66 will not interchange with other Chrysler product cars.

Question from
Mark (1965):

Can anyone tell us if a 1964 4dr
crown windshield fits a '65 2dr imperial convertible?

Replies:

From Chris:

The windshields are different,
beginning in 1964. The convertible is curved at the top, while all other
models use a new flatter profile one.

However, it appears the same
curved windshield was used on sedans and convertibles from 1957-63, so one
from any Imperial of that era will fit a 65 Convertible.

From Jeff:

The answer is Yes and No...
Yes it will fit just fine as I have a 64 LeBaron windshield in my 66 convert.
No it will not be correct as the 64-66 converts use the same windshield
as the 57-63? Imps which is curved out in a slightly different shape. I
would venture to say 99.95% of the people on the planet would never know
the difference or care but it is a slightly different windshield.

Question from
Mike (1967):

Does the 1967 Imperial convertible
take the same front windshield as the sedan?

Replies:

From Pete:

No, the sedan windshield will
not work. At least with C-bodies, 2DHT, 4DHT, convertible interchange, but
4DS and wagons are different. I think the same holds true for Imperial.

From Mark:

I am %90 sure the 67 Imperial
sedan windshield will not fit the convertible. The sedan is like the LeBaron;
it has a slightly higher roofline, therefore the glass is not interchangeable.
(In other words, the sedan's windshield & the LeBaron's would swap okay,
but not the sedan and a convertible or a reg. hardtop.)

I believe a coupe (2 dr. hardtop)
or reg. hardtop would fit, however.

From Allan:

The
windshields that fit are as follows, according to Hollanders, only HT and
Convertible windshields are the same

Not all the hardtop models interchange:
- The Crown windshields interchange with each other...
- But the LeBaron hardtop is shared with the base pillared Sedan, both of
which have a 1" taller roofline than the Crowns.

The Crown windshields are also
shared with a number of '65-68 C-bodies (Chryslers and Dodges).